Topic:
Testimony by video conferencing
Public Act 99-535 (Syverson, R-Rockford; Fortner, R-West Chicago) provides that in a hearing concerning the administration of psychotropic medication or electroconvulsive therapy, any court may permit any witness, including a psychiatrist, to testify by video conferencing equipment from any location in the absence of a court rule specifically prohibiting that testimony. Effective January 1, 2017.